[Gpdd] MISC: Piggies in Hawaii are okay

[Michael Tanaka]

Hello everyone and everypig!  I'm posting because there were some concerns 
about the earthquake in Hawaii.  I was a bit sick and I wasn't near a 
computer for a few days so my response to our friends was slow.  Sorry for 
worrying eveyrone!!

Yes, on Sunday, we had a 6.7 magnitude earthquake and a couple minutes later 
a 6.0.  We didn't know that we were 'top story' because there was an island 
wide blackout, so no cable/tv, no electricity, we had to conserve water, 
most people had no phone service, but there was one radio station.

I never get up early on a sunday, but for some reason, I was awake. 
Luckily, I was lying on the floor with my foot up on a stool touching 
Blossom and Baby Truffles' pen.  The earthquake hit at 7:07 a.m.  I thought 
the two were running around their pen even though it didn't sound like it, 
so that's when I put my foot on the floor and then I felt my body 'sway' and 
things fell off a shelf.  After it was over, I ran to the door to look 
outside.  Michael came running out of the bedroom as the earthquake had 
woken him up.  He said he saw things swaying and rattling.  Then the power 
went out and we didn't have power until later that night.  Also, phone 
circuits were busy, so no phone service for us.

My parents live on the Big Island, we're on Oahu, so they were a few miles 
away from where the earthquake was centered.  They said things fell off 
counters and shelves.  My Mom had been standing when it hit so she nearly 
fell over.  My Dad was sitting so he grabbed the table.  They sustained 
hairline cracks in their ceiling.

For us, it was raining when the earthquake hit and that whole day.  The next 
day, Momday, the heavy rains hit the Big Island which, on top of everything 
else, caused flooding.  Everyone is still assessing the damages but so far 
no one was injured.

Mini, Peppermint, Blossom and Baby Truffles are okay.  Looking back, they 
seemed quiet shortly before the earthquake hit.  But nothing fell on them 
and nothing happened to them, so they're okay.

Since no one had electricity, the businesses that use gas or have back up 
generators were serving food. Whatever markets and food places were open had 
loooong lines

Again, sorry for worrying everyone!!!  And thanks for everyone's concern!!!!

>From the island of Oahu in the state of Hawaii,

Corrine and Michael and our four female piggies---Mini, Peppermint, Blossom, 
Baby Truffles